News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan

I strongly condemn today’s unauthorized entry into the United Nations Sheikh Jarrah compound held by UNRWA located in occupied East Jerusalem by Israeli authorities. This compound remains United Nations premises and is inviolable and immune from any other form of interference. As recently confirmed…

In a province still marked by insecurity and gender-based violence, MONUSCO and its partners are intensifying their interventions.

JUBA – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is encouraged by renewed efforts from the country’s leaders to reinvigorate political dialogue but stresses that meaningful progress towards sustainable peace and credible elections requires an immediate end to violence nationwide. The…

JONGLEI - In the cattle camps of Jonglei and neighboring Greater Pibor Administrative Area, life follows an ancient rhythm. Here, cattle are not simply animals, they are identity, wealth, security and thread that binds families together across generations. From the time a young boy leaves home for…

UNSMIL this week began extending invitations to potential Structured Dialogue members.

JONGLEI - Too often in South Sudan, girls are treated as assets to be sold to the highest bidder. “We treat girls as bank accounts rather than advocating for their protection and right to education,” explains the Jonglei State Minister of General Education, Samuel Ador Thon. He stressed the need to…

BOR - When extraordinary flooding struck low-lying, flood-prone Jonglei, the impact was devastating, with many farmers helplessly watching their crops and livelihoods being swept away. “I had around 400 mango, guava, lemon and teak trees. But when the flood came in 2020, it destroyed everything,”…

BOR - Twelve years after running for her life, Nyanin David Koch can still vividly recall every second of the three-kilometer journey to safety. "I can still hear the echoes of gunshots,” recounts the 23-year-old. “At the age of 10, I could hardly comprehend what was going on. I simply followed my…

As part of its preparations to establish the Libyan Women’s Caucus of the Structured Dialogue, UNSMIL consulted with close to 100 women

UPPER NILE – What began with clandestine conversations between women from Akoka and Fashoda has now led to an end of a 12-year-old and frequently deadly land dispute between the two communities. “Fashoda and Akoka are bound together through intermarriages. You find your nephew living on one side (of…

Amman, 9 December 2025 - The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, was in Riyadh today where he met with Yemeni Foreign Minister Shaya Zindani, the Saudi Ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed Al Jaber, the UAE Ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed Al-Zaabi, representatives of the permanent five members of the…